Citing+Your+Sources+&+Background+Information

A Good Scientist is a Detailed Researcher =DIRECTIONS: You will be using a wiki to review your science topics. Below are some answers to questions that might help you with using research. You may travel back to the other parts of the wiki by clicking on the links to the left. = == What is a Wiki? Dictionary.com says a wiki is a web site developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content. ==

Not all websites have educational content or are on a middle school reading level.
== Can I use anything off the internet? Some websites, even if they may seem helpful, can be blocked by Carroll County Public Schools. For your benefit, websites have been provided related to your science topics. You can also use your school databases. Click on the twister to access your school databases. Your password is sms (lowercase). Type in your password and click "Go". ==
 * [[image:twister.gif width="101" height="145" caption="Click the twister to access your school databases. Your password is sms (lowercase). Type in the password and click "Go"." link="http://members.thinkport.org/members.aspx?MPTUserLogon=sms&sectionID=8eff089d-bf96-44bf-abd1-9e8fa7c37846"]] ||


 * [[image:microscope.gif width="68" height="115" caption="Click on the microscope to review copyright." link="http://www.copyrightkids.org/"]] || =To review your science topics, you can also use websites provided on other pages of this wiki. Remember to give credit to the authors of your research. Need a review on being a responsible user of someone else's work? Click on the microscope.= ||

== What is Intellectual Property? Intellectual Property is the ownership of ideas and control over the tangible or virtual representation of those ideas. == ==Click on the ear to listen and watch the video of how to cite sources using the Son of Citation machine. Then click the question below to access your media webpage to cite your sources. ==
 * [[image:Listen.jpg width="135" height="136" caption="Click on the ear to listen and watch a video on citing sources." link="http://www.screencast.com/t/nh7BqBSnGrZ"]]﻿ ||

==[|**How do I share with my teacher where I found this information or how do I give credit to the authors of intellectual property?] == ==Click on the links on the left hand side of this page to navigate back to other parts of the wiki. ==
 * [[image:look.gif width="161" height="120" caption="Click on the question below to view your school's media website."]] ||